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Real estate agents and brokers in the Brevard, NC area

How the Brevard, NC area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #490 of 533 scored small-town markets
#22 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina

Listings
60
2 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
34
+36.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$210.3M
On rent and homeowner costs · $14,421 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
64
36% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
41.1
34% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,211
+2.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in the Brevard area is 32 (lower middle), #490 of 533 scored small-town markets and #22 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the Brevard area comes to about $210.3M a year: $14,421 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 36% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in.

There are 60 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in the Brevard area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 3% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 41.1, 34% above the U.S. rate of 30.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Brevard area was 34 in 2023, up 36.0% from 2019. That is one for every 429 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Brevard area grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Brevard area compares

The same measures for North Carolina and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Real estate agents and brokers in Brevard, NC area compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureBrevard areaNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households41.130.230.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)6492100
Households per official establishment429622788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+36.0%+29.9%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$14,421$15,139$16,661
Median household income$66,184$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score3239

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
34+36.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
42
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
602 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
39The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Brevard area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in the Brevard area

Population, 2025 estimate
34,211+2.9% since 2020
Households
14,584
Median age
50.3
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
378 sq. mi.
People per square mile
89
Median household income
$66,184+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,954
Median home value
$373,600
Jobs located here
9,403
Daytime population
30,592Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in North Carolina for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Brevard area marked.

Top small-town markets in North Carolina

Small-town markets in North Carolina ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Anderson Creek, NC735911.8226+12.3%#35 of 533
2Lumberton, NC70368.3271+3.4%#51 of 533
3Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC654912.6199+3.4%#81 of 533
4North Wilkesboro, NC62269.6248+0.6%#103 of 533
5Kinston, NC62239.8236+1.4%#104 of 533
6Roanoke Rapids, NC61145.0474−4.3%#114 of 533
7Wilson, NC554012.1206+1.7%#185 of 533
8Elizabeth City, NC534427.993+4.5%#228 of 533
9Laurinburg, NC521310.3227−0.3%#229 of 533
10Mount Airy, NC515217.4141+1.3%#248 of 533
22Brevard, NC326041.164+2.9%#490 of 533

Other business types in the Brevard area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in the Brevard, NC area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 60 real estate agents and brokers in the Brevard area. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 36.0% from 2019.

How much do households in the Brevard, NC area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $210.3M a year, or $14,421 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 60 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 36% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,584 households in the Brevard area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Brevard, NC area compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

The Brevard area has 41.1 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 64, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Brevard area would have about 39, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 429 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 36.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Brevard, NC area growing?

Population estimates put the Brevard area at 34,211 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,584 households. Median household income in the Brevard area is $66,184, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.8%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Brevard area scores 32 for real estate agents and brokers (lower middle), #490 of 533 scored small-town markets.

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